New bill would prohibit hard-rock metals mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed

New bill would prohibit hard-rock metals mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed

Braided wetlands and tundra in the Bristol Bay watershed are seen from the air on July 26, 2010. Seen here is Upper Talarik Creek, which flows into Lake Iliamna and then the Kvichak River before emptying into Bristol Bay. A new bill introduced on the last day of the Alaska Legislature's 2025 session would bar hard-rock metals mining in the Bristol Bay watershed. (Photo provided by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)Mere hours before he banged …